Introduction
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Your role and responsibilities
As a Software Developer on the
IBM Cloud Network Services team, you will contribute to the development and operation of critical cloud infrastructure services, including DNS and NTP. Working alongside experienced engineers, you will help build reliable, secure, and scalable solutions that support IBM Cloud customers worldwide.
In this role, you will:
- Design and develop enhancements for IBM Cloud DNS and NTP services, translating functional and operational requirements into technical solutions.
- Implement, test, and maintain service components, automation, and tooling using modern software engineering practices.
- Build and execute unit, integration, and functional tests to ensure service quality, reliability, and performance.
- Collaborate with DevOps and CI/CD teams to automate build, validation, deployment, and release processes.
- Support the compliance, security, and operational integrity of production cloud environments.
- Participate in observability, monitoring, troubleshooting, and incident response activities to help meet service reliability objectives.
- Partner with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Networking, Security, and Platform Engineering teams to resolve technical issues and improve service resiliency.
- Contribute to technical documentation, operational runbooks, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Participate in code reviews and team discussions to learn best practices and contribute to engineering excellence.
- Continuously develop technical skills and gain exposure to cloud-native technologies, networking concepts, and distributed systems.
Required education
Bachelor's Degree
Preferred education
Bachelor's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise
- Pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Networking, or a related technical field.
- Experience through coursework, projects, internships, or research in software development, cloud technologies, networking, or distributed systems.
- Proficiency in one or more programming or scripting languages such as Go, Python, Bash.
- Familiarity with infrasructure as code or orchestration tools like Terraform or Ansible
- Working knowledge of Linux operating systems, preferably Ubuntu and/or Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).
- Understanding of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, DNS, NTP, routing, load balancing, and troubleshooting concepts.
- Familiarity with container and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
- Exposure to source control, automated testing, and CI/CD development practices.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, verbal, and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated ownership, teamwork, adaptability, and a passion for learning and technology.
Preferred technical and professional experience
- Experience with cloud platforms, cloud-native applications, or infrastructure services.
- Knowledge of large-scale DNS architectures, time synchronization services, and highly available distributed systems.
- Familiarity with engineering and operational tools such as GitHub, Jira, Confluence, and ServiceNow.
- Exposure to infrastructure automation, configuration management, and platform engineering practices.
- Understanding of observability, monitoring, logging, alerting, and incident management processes.
- Awareness of security, compliance, and reliability best practices in cloud environments.
- Experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools and applying AI capabilities across the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), including coding, testing, documentation, and operational support.
- Interest in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), cloud networking, and scalable platform services.
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OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILSIBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to:
- Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being
- Financial programs such as 401(k), cash balance pension plan, the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long- term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs
- Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs. IBM also offers paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law
- Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals
- Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences
We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.
This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role.
IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.
The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.
